Example of one of my fountain pens.

[Top Parker]

Hello,I've been a long time lurker and making pens for a few years now.Here is an example one of my fountain pens in Azure blue cast acrylic resin.This example has 18kt gold plated trim,and a 14kt two tone gold nib.Comments critiques welcome.

Edited November 2, 2007 by Top Parker

[Wizergig]

It looks very nice.

[PAKMAN]

Very nice!! Converter filler? Can we see a picture of the back end of the pen too?

[Top Parker]

Very nice!! Converter filler? Can we see a picture of the back end of the pen too?

Here is a view of the back end of an earlier version,of the same pen with a steel nib and the clip waiting to be engraved.Converter filler for ease of use,takes a standard cartridge as well as the long Watermen type cartridge.

[tamburlaine]

Wow, that is really nice. When I first saw it, I immediately thought that pen would suit a lever-filler - it's styled in a way that makes me think of them.

Very nice, and I saw on your website that they are reasonably priced too. Not often you get such things still made in England. I notice you are Worcestershire, and that the pen has 'Worcester' on the clip: isn't that a lovely, dignified name for a pen manufacturer? Goes so well with the item!

 

Patrick

[bgray]

Great pen, Top...but you know how I feel about your pens....

 

(that's me drooling)

Edited November 3, 2007 by bgray

[Eagle]

Great pen, Top...but you know how I feel about your pens....

 

(that's me drooling)

Nice clean lines and appearance

[Dylan]

Very nice, how many that you make can you let go of and sell versus keep and write with?

 

[Top Parker]

Very nice, how many that you make can you let go of and sell versus keep and write with?

Not quite sure what you mean,but most of the pens I make are for sale.I just keep one or two back.Stocks of the Azure blue are sold out at present until I make some more.See my website for other pens I make.

[Jim in Oakville]

I enjoy seeing your work as always, You have been one pen maker who has inspired me to better my own design considerations...this one is pure beauty!

[dsymonds]

This is a really nice piece of work.

 

I'm curious how you work with your pens. Do you use a metal lathe to thread the pens?

 

It all looks very well done.

 

Dan

 

[Top Parker]

This is a really nice piece of work.

 

I'm curious how you work with your pens. Do you use a metal lathe to thread the pens?

 

It all looks very well done.

 

Dan

Yes I use a "metal" lathe to make all of the pens including the threads.The only parts I don't make are the nib, clip, feed, and feed collar.

[hexyr]

It is a great looking pen

Nice Job

[Ligget]

Beautiful pen, lovely shape too!

[Ruaidhri]

One thing in particular that I like about it is that it posts

 

While I have several that don't, my preference is always to bung the cap on the end where it is handy and I find it a minor nuisance when I can't do this.

 

Lovely job.

 

Cheers,

Ruaidhrí

[Top Parker]

One thing in particular that I like about it is that it posts

 

While I have several that don't, my preference is always to bung the cap on the end where it is handy and I find it a minor nuisance when I can't do this.

 

Lovely job.

 

Cheers,

Ruaidhrí

When I first developed the pen,getting the cap to post on the barrel with the correct centre of gravity,and therefore a nice balance was difficult to achieve.An error of a couple of .001" of an inch plus or minus on the tapered barrel diameter meant the cap posted too high or too low,and threw the balance of the pen out.After making a few scrap barrels,I've ironed out this problem,such are the joys and challenges of pen making LOL.

[fatehbajwa]

Thats beautiful.

 

Any for sale?

[Aslan]

A very handsome pen. Clean lines. Good color choice. A classic look. Thank you for sharing this beautiful pen with us. You may have just opened a new business!

[Top Parker]

All my pens are for sale and available from my web site www.worcesterpencompany.co.uk.

[JohnD]

I'm impressed with the look of the pen very elegant. I would be interested to see how it feels. Will you be attending any future pen shows in the UK.

Its good to see another UK pen company out there.

 

I dont mean to be nosey but how do you intend distributing in the future or will you remain soley internet based? I'm not a manufacturer but i am

always curious to the next steps people take to market their product in your case very elegant looking pens. Its seems to be the one obstacle

that holds back many companies from maximising their full potential.

 

Good luck

 

John